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After a server is successfully added, the browser will be redirected to the main monitoring console page, again listing all Views, Servers, and Graphs configured on the console.
If configuring monitoring on a freshly deployed instance of the monitoring agent, it is necessary to click the 'Enable Query' link associated with the added server, which will enable snapshot collection on the default duration of 5 minutes.
Once the Snapshot querying has been enabled, the monitoring agent will immediately begin taking statistics snapshots on the default interval of 5 minutes. This can be changed by selecting the 'Edit' link associated with the server, otherwise particular statistics being collected can be viewed or changed by selecting the server name.
When viewing a server, information such as Status (Online/Offline), Snapshot Thread (running or not), Timestamp for added/last seen/modified, address, Snapshot Duration, and snapshot Retention will be visible.
In addition to this, the bulk of the page is consumed by detailed information on all statistics being monitored by the monitoring agent. Clicking on one of the statistic names will result in a redirection to a graph add page to generate a graph based on that statistic with much if the information already populated.
With the Xs and +s on the right pane of the page, it is possible to either disable or enable (respectively) statistics collection for given MBean.
Monitored MBeans
Graphs
Administrators using the console are able to create customized graphs. They are able to specify which statistic to be on which axis, in addition to the ability to perform a mathematical operation on two statistics.
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